The very basic thing about identity
...more basic than authentication itself: the very basic thing about identity is, in my opinion, proving that you are a human. This is especially useful in order to prevent machines from filling registration...
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The Construction of Personal Identities Online
"Who are you online?" is a question that resonates with this blog, so I will be very curious about the results of this research, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and aimed at...
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Another tile in the Networked Identity mosaic
Proofile is a personal data management service, allowing users to save basic information about themselves and share it across different social networks. Their promise is not a new one:Are you fed up with...
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Intangibles and news
There is a rich debate going on about the role played by traditional newspapers in the online information ecosystem (Shirky, Berlin Johnson), in view of the double challenge posed by technology on both...
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Online Reputation
As I introduced the Networked Identity as the cornerstone of the oncoming changes in the way we experience the web, I mentioned reputation as one of the three main areas in which online identity is manifested.How...
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User-generated Videogames
Will videogames play a role in the Id web, as one of the factors that contribute to the definition of a personal online identity? Or, reframing the question, how could users add their "gamer"...
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Digital Tattoo
Nice concept - the digital tattoo, or the way in which inconsidered choices you made when publishing things will affect your online identity for a long time - and possibly forever: Just like a tattoo,...
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The Identity Array
In his recent post, Brian Oberkirch describes some tendencies in presenting content on weblogs, with a couple of emerging layout elements.I am especially interested in the way some bloggers present themselves...
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The Id web – la mappa
Per motivare l'affermazione che la prossima ondata di cambiamenti nel web sarà centrata sul tema dell'identità, credo sia utile partire dall'esame del fenomeno del momento. [note to non-Italian readers:...
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I say Bertolli, you say…
Beer. No, really! At least, that's what the Bertolli brand appears to suggest to the globalized users of Brand Tags, a simple but elegant collective experiment in brand perception. The basic idea behind...
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Does Italy exist?
Limes - an Italian review of geopolitics - is going to issue a special number this autumn, dedicated to a controversial subject: does Italy exist? After the last election and the remarkable success obtained...